The last week of the General Assembly session is fast approaching, and you might think the state’s lawmakers would be concentrating on major issues that are truly important to constituents back in their districts.

So what momentous bills were being debated last week?

Our legislators voted for final passage of HR 281, a resolution that will change the name of Tift County to... Tift County.

“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross... and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

– Hebrews 12:2

Sometimes we who air our opinions in public, via sermons, columns or letters to the editor, do so because we feel some urgency to “fix” the world. If something or someone doesn’t change, terrible consequences will occur – or something like that.

While it might be nice to pretend we don’t have to even think about elections until next year, the reality of our times is that we don’t have that luxury.

John Stone sure doesn’t. Starting this summer, he’ll have a full-time job: Running for Congress.

You might remember Stone. If you’re an old-timer, you’ll recall his voice from radio news in Augusta. More recently, he might be familiar from the 2008 congressional race that he lost to Democrat John Barrow.